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.ttpplication filed November 12, 1.9531. Serial No. arises.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, BENJAMIN T. Hang, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Coolr and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, or whlch the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hinges.

"One oi the objects of the invention is to generally improve hinges.

Another object is to provide an improved hinge ot the type that has two hinged members movable about a lined pintle and movable with respect to each other.

Another object is to cheapen the cost of manufacture of hinges by punching the members from sheet metal and forming them into suitable shape.

Another object is to make the hinge members arcuate in form, in cross section, to contribute to their strength and enhance their artistic appearance.

Another object is to provide an improved hinge especially well adapted for use for toilet seats and their covers.

Other, further and more specific ob ects and advantages of the invention will become readily apparent, to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration oi the following description whentalren in con unct1on with the drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view 01 a structure showing the hinge applied to a seat and cover.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the hinge.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 3-3 of lflig. 2.

lTig, t is a cross section taken on line -lt-et of Fig. 8.

In all the views the same reference char aoters are employed to indicate similar parts.

The hinge screw-receiving plates 5 and b are preferably punched from sheet metal and are of id-shape in cross sectlon and in plan. The arms of the larger U are elongated into flat ligaments 8 8, which subsequently are to form the eyes of the hinge plates to surround the pintle 9. The edges 10 are turned upwardly into flanges, more clearly shown in Fig. 8, to strengthen the structure and to provide an even smooth surt'ace 11 on the exposed side of the hinge members. The flanges 10 are enlarged at their terminal ends into projections 12 where they terminate at points where they join the ligaments 8, and the ligaments in each case terminate in a head 13, provided by notches let therebehind to receive the projections 12, which are subsequently bent into the notches after each of the ligaments 8 has been wrought or bent into a ring or eye, to receive the pintle 9. The head 13, which is the terminal of each ligament, is received in the hollow space 15 provided by the outstanding flanges 10. The extended portions of the arms of the it which form the ligaments are not flanged as are the plates 5 and 6, the flange portions in each end terminating in the same plane at the projections 12, so that the ligaments 8 are easily bent into eyes or rings to receive the pintles. The pintle 9 is preferably a tube and extends beyond the plates to receive the fixed support 16, one at each end, which are secured to the structure by suitable nuts and washers 17. The arms of the plate 5 are longer than the arms of the plate 6 so as to extend downwardly and to be bent upwardly as at 18 to receive the seat 19.

Each of the plates, 5 and 6, is provided with countersunk openings 20 to receive at taching screws. The plate 6 is attached to the underside of the cover 21 which overlies the seat 19, and the plate 5 is attached to the underside of the seat as shown.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. it hinge member comprising a flanged screw-receiving plate and an integral ligament extending trom the flanged terminals thereof, having a head at its end with notches behind the head to receive part of the inturned flanges when the ligament is bent into a ring.

2. it hinge member comprising a U- shaped structure providing a screw-receiving plate and two arms, the plate and'part of each arm flanged at their edges, the remainder oi each arm formed into a flat ligament having a head at the freeend, said ligaments bent into rings, to receive a pintle, with the head of each ligament held in place by the respective flanges between which it is contained.

3. it hinge member comprising a llshaped structure providing a screw-receiving plate and two arms, the plate and part lltl receiving plate flanged at all of its edges, said plate having two integral ligg aments bent into rings to receive a pintle the terminal ends of said rings held between the flanges of the plate Without perforating the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

BENJAMIN T. IIATN. 

